by Oasis Community Housing | 16 Dec 2025 | Basis, Crisis services
TV presenter and journalist Steph McGovern joined expert bakers, builders and architects to judge the North-East’s biggest gingerbread building competition at The Biscuit Factory in aid of local homelessness charity Oasis Community Housing. 13 local businesses and...
by Oasis Community Housing | 10 Dec 2025 | Basis, Crisis services
The generosity of North East businesses and volunteers has seen 130 Christmas meals to people facing homelessness this week at Oasis Community Housing’s Gateshead and Sunderland drop-ins. In the run up to Christmas, over 185 food boxes and snacks will also be given...
by Oasis Community Housing | 4 Nov 2025 | Basis, Crisis services
Oasis Community Housing has appointed Sarah Gorman as its new charity CEO. The announcement comes as Sarah steps into post this week (3 November 2025). Sarah, who was one of the homelessness charity’s first frontline workers and helped establish many of its early...
by Oasis Community Housing | 9 Oct 2025 | Basis, Crisis services
For the past few months, our Housing First team have been supporting Max* through her struggles with alcohol addiction and anger. Over 60% of people facing homelessness say they use alcohol or other substances as a way of masking and coping with child neglect, abuse...
by Oasis Community Housing | 8 Oct 2025 | Basis, Crisis services
As we mark World Homeless Day (10 October), new figures reveal a heartbreaking rise in the number of people dying while homeless in the UK — a record 1,611 deaths in 2024. The figure is 9% higher than the year before, with the majority of deaths being linked to...
by Oasis Community Housing | 7 Oct 2025 | Basis, Crisis services
North East businesses and groups are being invited to deploy their best bakers and builders to take part in Gingerbread Street 2025 – the festive competition supporting homeless charity Oasis Community Housing. The biscuity buildings will be judged by experts...
